LOS ANGELES , NEW YORK and BEIJING , April 20 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — CCG Investor Relations, a leading investor relations and strategic communications agency, announced today that it will sponsor the “Introduction to the OTCQX and IPX(SM)” seminar in Hong Kong , Shenzhen , Shanghai and Beijing April 22-24, 2009 . The IPX(SM) is a direct listing on the OTCQX platform without using a shell company that also positions eligible companies for a fast track upgrade to NASDAQ ( www. While the traditional IPO market has dried up during the market turbulence of the past year, a direct listing on the OTCQX platform via an IPX(SM) provides companies with a credible and viable venue for accessing U. The agency’s corporate headquarters is in Los Angeles with additional offices in New York ; San Francisco ; Beijing ; Shanghai ; Shenzhen ; Frankfurt ; Tel Aviv ; and Dallas, Texas . read more

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Shares in the operator of Britain’s gas and electricity networks, which have been hit by fears of a share issue to refinance its £20 billion debt, rose 23p to 558p as Iain Turner, of Deutsche Bank, urged clients to “buy”. Contact our advertising team for advertising and sponsorship in Times Online, The Times and The Sunday Times, or place your advertisement . To inquire about a licence to reproduce material from Times Online, The Times or The Sunday Times, click here . News International Limited, 1 Virginia St, London E98 1XY, is the holding company for the News International group and is registered in England No 81701. read more

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The strategy will be part of JPMAM’s new global real assets group, a $50 billion business that is driven primarily by real estate and includes infrastructure. But JPMAM managers are looking at opportunistic investments throughout the real assets group because the prices are depressed and in the hope that economic recovery will fuel inflation, officials said at an April 23 client seminar in London. Eaton Partners predicted opportunities in real assets because banks, the traditional capital providers, would be forced to sell non-core assets to shore up capital requirements. Banks are looking to unload ships and are willing to deal, he said, meaning investors entering the market now will see strong returns as global demand returns and shipping prices rise. Jane Welsh, global head of private markets research at Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Reigate, England, said because of shipping’s cyclical nature and dependence on global economic growth, fund executives might view it to be too risky. Johnson, New York-based managing director at JPMAM, gave examples at the seminar of how his team has bargained with banks on prices of commercial real estate developments in the U. read more

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LOS ANGELES – (Business Wire) An in-depth analysis of the housing and credit crises and their possible effects on stocks going forward will be presented by Whitney Tilson, Chairman of the Value Investing Congress, at a seminar hosted by the CFA Society of Los Angeles (CFALA) from 8-10am Thursday, May 7 at the Omni Hotel in Los Angeles. Whether the effects of the housing and credit crisis are fully reflected in current stock prices, as well as potential investment opportunities on the short and the long side, also will be discussed. Tilson, who writes a regular column on value investing for Kiplinger’s Personal Finance , was named by Institutional Investor in 2007 as one of 20 Rising Stars. The CFA Society of Los Angeles (CFALA) is an organization of more than 1900 financial professionals, most who have earned or are in the process of earning the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. CFALA is an affiliated society of the CFA Institute, the global, non-profit professional association that administers the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) curriculum and examination program worldwide, publishes research, conducts professional-development programs, and sets voluntary, ethics-based professional and performance-reporting standards for the investment industry. Copyright © 2008 Business Wire. read more

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Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. When it’s finally over — and let’s hope the end comes sooner rather than later — it will provide enough lessons to fill up a doctoral seminar. Allen Stanford and other fleece jobs should put to rest the notion that you can get rich from unpublicized investment opportunities unavailable to mere mortals. Investors in something called Agape World thought they had a piece of a package of well-screened business loans that paid as much as 16 percent with nary a default. read more

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It’s the Online Financial Sector and the three industries, which reside in it including Online Brokerage, Online Financial Information and Online Investor Education. Check out these articles, “ Burned investors take do-it-yourself route ”, “ Stock Website Visits Increase 19% in February ”, “ Market Misery Sends Investors Online ” and “ Blue Chips ” that have recently been written on the online financial sector. I really love publishing company opportunities because the recipe to make a fortune is to have a high gross margin product offering, which is priced to sell to a mass market. Its high gross margin and residual revenue model can be used to enter into partnering relationships or revenue sharing with many other qualified data bases of potential students. The shares of any company, which can even project such gross margins, especially one with a recurring revenue stream should strongly be considered for ownership by serious investors. read more

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As managing director and head of private banking in Australia and New Zealand for the global bank, Nestel deals with the upper end of the Australian private banking markets, those who have a minimum of $50million in investable assets. The private bank operates from offices in Sydney and Melbourne, which Nestel describes as private and functional, and decorated not with the chandeliers found in some US and European private banks but the contacts and knowledge of how to do global business. The seminars and client networking they allow are valued highly as a marketing tool also by Deutsche Bank, which along with Citi and Credit Suisse is one of the big international names that has run private banks in Australia since the early 1980s. The private bank’s exclusive products reflect its global stance; for example, the Deutsche Investor Directed Portfolio Service, which offers a broad menu from custody and consolidated recording of investments, as well as monthly statements detailing transactions, assets, income and expenses. read more

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The classes will take place at the Albion District Library and will be led by Mark Robinson CIMA, AIFA and Securities Staff from the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation. Find out how you can make smart and informed investment decisions today that will pay off for you in the future. For more information, or to register, call Marshall District Library at 781. You must fill out the comment body in order to submit a comment. Use of this site signifies your agreement to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy , updated March 2009. read more

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Four European companies signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) on investment in wind power generators, solar panels and rechargeable batteries during this year’s Hanover Messe in Germany, according to the Ministry of Knowledge Economy. Also among the deals, Swiss manufacturer, Gudel, will set up a $10-million robot manufacturing line in the Incheon Free Economic Zone; and Solvay of Germany is expected to build a plant producing rechargeable lithium ion batteries in Ulsan, South Gyeongsang Province. Knowledge Economy Minister Lee Youn-ho said in a speech that both Korea and Europe ”will find new opportunities for growth, as well as tide over the current global economic slump, through close collaboration in industrial convergence of recycled energy and information technology businesses. The ministry plans to attract more investments from other regions in the world – it is planning road-shows in Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong next month, followed by an investment relations seminar with a delegation from the United Arab Emirates in early June. read more

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